Jérôme Bretaudeau - Domaine de Bellevue - Justice 2020
Jérôme Bretaudeau spent 13 years with the winemaker Alain Gaubert as vineyards manager. In 2001, he moved to the Domaine de Bellevue, in Gétigné in the Pays Nantais. At the time, he exploited the 2 hectares of vines which he had inherited from his father. Today, the 15-hectare vineyard is divided into white (10 hectares) and red (5 hectares).
Jérome Bretaudeau is known for his extravagance, both in the grape varieties he cultivates and in the winemaking techniques he uses. He is the owner of Melon de Bourgogne vines (90%), as well as Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, which are rather rare in Nantes. In red, the distribution is 40% Cabernet Franc, 12% Gamay noir with white juice, 40% Merlot, 20% Pinot Noir and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. He experiments a lot and has stainless steel tanks, tuns, barrels, concrete eggs and amphorae for his vinification and aging.
La Justice is a blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin. This cuvée is matured in an ovoid tank for 14 months where the lees are continuously raised by an internal vortex-shaped current. The wine benefits from oxygenation due to the porosity of the tank composed of limestone and clay.
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Savagnin